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Net Sales and Long Lived Assets by Regions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2018 | Feb. 28, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2017 | Aug. 31, 2017 | May 31, 2017 | Feb. 28, 2017 | Nov. 30, 2016 | [2] | Aug. 31, 2016 | May 31, 2018 | May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | $ 1,558,156 | [1] | $ 1,102,677 | $ 1,315,416 | $ 1,345,394 | $ 1,492,846 | $ 1,022,496 | $ 1,190,770 | $ 1,252,063 | $ 5,321,643 | [3] | $ 4,958,175 | [3] | $ 4,813,649 | [3]
Long-Lived Assets | [4] | 2,778,994 |  |  |  |  | 2,673,220 |  |  |  | 2,778,994 |  | 2,673,220 |  | 2,609,850 |
Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,432,034 |  | 3,269,400 |  | 3,155,810 |
Long-Lived Assets | [4] | 1,807,046 |  |  |  |  | 1,738,180 |  |  |  | 1,807,046 |  | 1,738,180 |  | 1,756,012 |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,889,609 |  | 1,688,775 |  | 1,657,839 |
Long-Lived Assets | [4] | 971,948 |  |  |  |  | 935,040 |  |  |  | 971,948 |  | 935,040 |  | 853,838 |
Foreign | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 365,349 |  | 321,696 |  | 310,817 |
Long-Lived Assets | [4] | 139,259 |  |  |  |  | 137,211 |  |  |  | 139,259 |  | 137,211 |  | 111,524 |
Foreign | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,040,418 |  | 908,799 |  | 928,519 |
Long-Lived Assets | [4] | 361,317 |  |  |  |  | 349,979 |  |  |  | 361,317 |  | 349,979 |  | 271,796 |
Foreign | Other Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 483,842 |  | 458,280 |  | 418,503 |
Long-Lived Assets | [4] | 241,301 |  |  |  |  | 248,435 |  |  |  | 241,301 |  | 248,435 |  | 212,583 |
Foreign | United Kingdom |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Lived Assets | [4] | $ 230,071 |  |  |  |  | $ 199,415 |  |  |  | $ 230,071 |  | $ 199,415 |  | $ 257,935 |
[1] | Reflects inventory-related charges of $36.5 million in our consumer reportable segment for product line rationalization and related obsolete inventory identification and $1.2 million in inventory reductions related to restructuring activities in our industrial reportable segment. Additional restructuring charges totaling $17.5 million were incurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, as further described in Note B, “Restructuring.” We also incurred charges in our industrial segment totaling $4.2 million in connection with the decision to exit Flowcrete China.
[2] | Reflects the pretax goodwill and intangible asset impairment losses of $188.3 million related to our Kirker reporting unit. Refer to Note C, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” for further information. Also reflects $12.3 million pretax charge relating to the Flowcrete decision to exit the Middle East and $15.0 million in severance expense across all three reportable segments.
[3] | It is not practicable to obtain the information needed to disclose revenues attributable to each of our product lines.
[4] | Long-lived assets include all non-current assets, excluding non-current deferred income taxes.

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